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Two now confirmed dead in Katowice blast

Seven people managed to escape the damaged building on their own following the blast. Michał Meissner/PAP

The death toll from a suspected gas explosion that ripped apart a Protestant church building in Katowice has risen to two after rescuers found another body.

One dead in house explosion in Katowice

Firefighters have recovered a body from the rubble of a protestant parish building that exploded in the Polish southern city of Katowice on Friday morning.

Harrowing never-before-seen photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising found in family attic

Hailed as being ‘priceless’ and ‘unique’, the pictures were taken secretly in 1943 by Polish firefighter Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski as he protected Warsaw from the ghetto flames.

Russia's Ukraine war free world's greatest challenge

Russian aggression remains the greatest challenge to the free world, the Polish defence minister said on Monday.

From Kyiv to Warsaw: Ukrainian firefighter completes ultramarathon to say thanks to Poland

Volodymyr Skovorek completed the 830-kilometer route in 14-days; dubbed the ‘Ultramarathon of Gratitude’, he entered Warsaw yesterday on Ukraine’s Independence Day.

Close to 100 tonnes of dead fish hauled out of polluted Polish river

Firefighters have pulled almost 100 tonnes of dead fish from the River Odra, a Fire Brigade official said on Tuesday.

Polish firefighters to help battle fires in France

A team of 146 Polish firefighters will help fight heavy fires in the south of France, the Polish interior ministry announced on Thursday.

Polish firefighters head to Czech border to help tackle raging fires

Around 200 firemen and 70 vehicles including a Blackhawk helicopter equipped with a Bambi Bucket container capable of holding around 3,000 litres of water will arrive Tuesday to begin combatting the enormous blaze.

Ducklings have ‘quacky ending’ after escaping 10-metre high tree nest

After seeing one of the newly-hatched chicks plummeting to the ground, quick-thinking researchers from the University of Rzeszów rushed to the rescue.

Coaches ready to transport Ukrainian refugees

Polish firefighters have prepared coaches to transport Ukrainian refugees to reception points at temporary housing sites, if needed, a spokesperson for the State Fire Service told PAP on Thursday.

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